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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: GtoRA2 on February 03, 2004, 07:49:31 PM
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My GF parks my truck under a pine tree and sap dripped all over it and dried.
This stuff is hard and I do not want to hurt the paint. Any ideas?
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Hiya,
I being in the uk have had similar probs in the past
I used lighter fuel (liguid not gas)
Used T-Cut afterwards n all was well
ps. lighter fuels great for spills on carpets n trodden thru tar/pitch on carpets etc also chewing gum
Just don't play with matchbox tank with firing mechanism and fire unlit matches or lit ones ;) as i did as a kid after soaking my plastic soldiers in the fuel lol
Ended up with a large blue/yellow flash allover parents living room and some molten plastic combatants lol
Not to mention a singed capet i had to explain about
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A strong "car wash" cleaner soap, will remove the sap. Rewaxing is basically inevitable. There are 2 kinds of car wash soap...
(1) a Cleaner
(2) a mild detergent w' a wax product added in."Wash 'n Shine"
Wax must be reapplied after cleaner.
If that doesn't work try alcohol.(the rubbing kind, it won't hurt your paint)
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Goo-Gone and Goof-Off also work. I've used them to pull stuff off my bike and cars.
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ok... This stuff is almost like hard gum bit I will give it a try.
Thanks guys
Whats T-cut?
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Originally posted by GtoRA2
ok... This stuff is almost like hard gum bit I will give it a try.
Thanks guys
Whats T-cut?
Hmm, maybe he's speaking of claybar. I personally would do the following steps:
~Wash with Dawn liquid detergent, 1/4 cup to 2 gallons of water (this will also strip any wax, FYI)
~Remove as much as you can with alcohol.
~Claybar with liberal lubrication (no, not the Janet Jackson liberal lube)
~Rinse and dry thoroughly.
~Wax it.
A good coat of wax will prevent the sap from etching into the clear coat if it happens again.
Watch the goof-off or goo-gone, that will damage the clear coat if used in excess.
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do they put clear coats on them?
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yes they put clear-coat on every car finish I'm aware of. I hope you've waxed it at some point before this incedent (rub-in buff-off, not the sprayed in with the automatic-car-wash).
goof-off or 'oops' (I prefer the oops brand but they are very simular) works well but like rip said it can also work as a solvent on the paint if your not careful.
wash it good to first and get as much as you can you want to use strong soap and try to wash the wax off and hopefully take the sap with it. (again, as rip already mentioned dawn dish washing soap works pretty well, I preffer 'spic-n-span' or a simular floor cleaner. find one that says on the bottle 'removes wax build-up')
you can use the goof-off or oops on any that is left after washing.
don't squirt that stuff on your paint though, just put a rag over your finger-tip, put a little on the tip of your finger and lightly rub. have another soapy wet rag ready and wash the spot as soon as you are done, those products are solvents and you don't want to leave them on the paint. (btw- if left to long it can actually have an etching effect on your windshield)
the windshield glass ussually stays kinda streaky even after thouroughly cleaned. sometimes it will look good dry but the sap marks show back up in the rain. the best way I've found to get the sap (or anything else) off the glass strea-free, is to use tobacco. just tear up a couple of cigs, dump it into the midle of a small cloth, add just enough water to get the tobacco wet, and scrub the window with the tobacco(the rag is just to hold the mess together). I've found nothing that works better on glass.
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Cool thanks.
lol my poor truck.
I am ashamed to admit it but I have only waxed it one time... heheh
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Hand wash with Dawn dishsoap.
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Try Tar and Bug Remover. Follow the directions. Use a good wax for follow up as it'll take the old wax finish off. The harder (cured) the sap becomes, the harder to remove.
Good luck!
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T-cut is a kinda polish you rub into the paintwork, it takes off a tiny layer of the paintwork so it removes scratches, blemishes on the paint etc.
http://www.motormania.co.uk/product_details.asp?intDescID=261
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^^ ah, polish ^^
Hey GTO, if you got to this link (http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog.jsp?L1=L1_1000&L2=L2_1001&SKU=11131)
it has everything you need in a "starter kit" that costs only $59.95. It contains everything you need to professionally detail the finish, including Best of Show wax, Fine hand polish, Claybar, wheel cleaner, etc. Its a great bargain and it will restore the finish to show room condition.
Griots products wins alot of competitions, primarily the Ferrari Concours across the U.S. I use it on all my vehicles.
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Thanks again guys!
This trucks paint took a beating, since it made about 70 trips to the dump in the first 2 months I owned it. I bought it, cause I needed truck to clean my dads condo out after he died.
I am not joking about the number of dump trips lol. 1100 sqaure foot condo with a 2 car garage.... imagine how much stuff he had packed in!
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Get a new girl friend...
I'll take her off your hands..
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Nah she rocks!
She shoots, guns and like almost all the movies I like!
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Share?
I'm sure you'd love to get rid of her for a weekend or 2...
I can be good practice too.. :lol
In the house and out. :D
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hawklore aren't u like 12 or something? only practice she will get is mothering ;) :D :lol
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15 almost 16..
I'm growing old ain't I fur :-)
You guys remember me when I was 12/13..lol
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LOL
Hawk
I have a mom who would love to mother you!
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A Dremmel Tool, and a steady hand.
J/K
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Originally posted by slimm50
A Dremmel Tool, and a steady hand.
J/K
heh, I was thinking battery acid myself :)
-Sik
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Originally posted by GtoRA2
LOL
Hawk
I have a mom who would love to mother you!
I'll keep that in mind :-).
If I'm ever in CA.
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I just found tree sap on my other car and it popped off with my finger nail lol!!
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GtoRA2 me and my dad restore old cars,,,and we have ran into tree sap many times,,,bug and tar will not help too much<~~been there done that,,lol,,it doesnt even soften it up much if there is alot of sap on your rig,,lol,,but you can try a few coats of it,,incass the tar isnt that bad,,but if its hard as a rock and big spots,,you in trouble,,lol<~~only thing we figured out that works so far on that,,is about 5 freinds to pick each peice of tar off with there fingernails or somthing like a guitar pick,,,you will scratch your finish if your carefull,,,then buff it out with a wax buffer after you think you got it cleared
try alcohall,,,water wont help too much but best to let the sap soak in soap or bug and tar<~~sap is a cars worst nightmare,,i never seen one thing that would work besides the old fingernail soap and a lot of freinds,,lol
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I use Zaino (http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=Zaino) products on my F-350 Crew. The Z-18 clay bar pretty much gets rid of anything in the paint. I used the clay bar to remove rail (metallic) dust and tree sap.
Dawn blue
Z-18 clay bar
Z-5 or Z-2 polishes
Z-6 gloss enhancer for touchups
The most time-consuming part of the job is the clay bar. The rest goes quickly. I reapply about every six months (Spring and Fall).
My wife's car goes to the car wash for tree sap. I occasionally use the "hot wax" (if I don't run out of quarters first).